Neuropterida Species of the World

A Catalogue of the Species-Group Names of the
Extant and Fossil Neuropterida
(Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera)
of the World

Version 2.00
(posted 31 October 2007)

John D. Oswald
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-2475 USA

Abstract: The species-group names of the superorder Neuropterida (orders Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera) are catalogued. Catalogue coverage is worldwide in scope and includes names applied to both extant and extinct taxa. Separate catalogue records are provided for all known available scientific names, and many non-misspelling unavailable names, that are recorded in the scientific literature. Catalogue records include the following information for almost all names: basic nomenclatural and bibliographic data; taxonomic status and current name data; and classification, distribution and extant/fossil status data. Other information, available for many names, include: primary type and type locality data, chrono- and lithostratigraphic data (for fossils), and explanatory notes detailing special nomenclatural circumstances. This is a technical scientific catalogue produced primarily for use by professional and advanced avocational systematic entomologists.